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John Frederick Ballard, Theater Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0138

Scope and Contents

This collection consists mostly of scrapbooks containing newspaper articles, programs, and photographs from and about Ballard’s plays.  The plays represented are “Believe me, Xantippe,” “Young America,” and “Ladies of the Jury.”  There is one small file of biographical materials, one file of correspondence, and one file containing legal descriptions of real estate in Kansas City, Missouri.  Also included are photographs of scenes from his plays, which include scenes with actor John Barrymore.

Dates

  • 1912-1957

Creator

Extent

2.00 Boxes

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Ballard's thesis and other published work can be found by searching the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries on-line catalog. Ballard's correspondence with E.F. Schramm discussing his life and work is found in RG 32/01/03. Additional correspodence is in MS 80 Mari Sandoz papers and the Erwin H. Barbour papers RG 32/01/01.

Status
Completed
Author
Peterson Brink
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository

Contact:
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531